Potka

This article is about the village in Jharkhand. For 1 its namesake community development block, see Potka block. For 2 its name sake assembly constituency, see Potka (Vidhan Sabha constituency).

Potka
Village
Potka Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Potka Potka (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°37′20″N86°12′48″E / 22.6221°N 86.2133°E / 22.6221; 86.2133
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Purbi Singhbhum
Government
• Type	Federal democracy
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,770
Languages *
• Official	Hindi, Santali
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	831002
Telephone/ STD code	0657
Vehicle registration	JH 05
Literacy	80.18%
Lok Sabha constituency	Jamshedpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Potka
Website	jamshedpur.nic.in

Potka is a village in the Potka CD block in the Dhalbhum subdivision of the Purbi Singhum district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

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Cities, towns and locations in East Singhbhum district in Kolhan Division (Locations around Jamshedpur are shown in the Jamshedpur Urban Agglomeration map - see Bagbera Colony page)
M: municipality, R: rural/ urban centre, CT: census town, T: tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Potka is located at 22°37′20″N86°12′48″E / 22.6221°N 86.2133°E / 22.6221; 86.2133 .

Area overview

The area shown in the map "forms a part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau and is a hilly upland tract". The main rivers draining the district are the Subarnarekha and the Kharkai. ^[1] The area lying between Jamshedpur and Ghatshila is the main industrial mining zone. The rest of the district is primarily agricultural. In the district, as of 2011, 56.9% of the population lives in the rural areas and a high 43.1% lives in the urban areas. ^[2]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Civic administration

There is a police station at Potka. ^[3]

The headquarters of Potka CD block is located at Potka village. ^[4]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Potka had a total population of 1,770, of which 935 (53%) were males and 835 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 246. The total number of literate persons in Potka was 1,222 (80.18% of the population over 6 years). ^[5]

(*For language details see Potka block#Language and religion)

Transport

A short stretch of Hata-Musabani Road links Potka to Hata, where State Highway 6 meets National Highway 220. ^[6]

Haludpukur Railway Station on the Tatanagar-Badampahar branch line is located 8 km away. ^{[7] [8]}

Education

Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 2006. It has facilities for teaching from class VI to class XII. The school has a playground, a library with 603 books and has 5 computers for teaching and learning purposes. ^[9]

Project Balika High School is a Hindi-medium girls only institution established in 1984. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X. The school has a playground and a library with 224 books. ^[10]

Middle School Potka is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1953. ^[11]

References

1. "District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 7: Natural Divisions. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
2. "District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 9: Industrialisation, Page 22: Census findings – Population and its Distribution. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
3. "District Police Profile – East Singhbhum". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
4. "District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 89: Map of Potka CD block. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
5. "District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Location code: 363701, Pages 182-183: District primary census abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
6. Google maps
7. "0801 Tatanagar-Badampahar DEMU Special". Time Table. IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
8. "Potka, Jharkhand". Jharkhand.org. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
9. "KGBV Potka". Schools.org. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
10. "HS Project Balika". Schools.org. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
11. "MS Potka". Schools.org. Retrieved 18 December 2021.